Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher died early Monday, aged 87, following a stroke, her spokesman said.
"It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother, Baroness Thatcher, died peacefully following a stroke this morning," said spokesman Timothy Bell.
Thatcher's two children were expected to make a further statement later.
The former Conservative leader - nicknamed the...read more here: Margaret Thatcher dies

